2010 World Lacrosse Championship

The 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July 2010. The premier international men's lacrosse tournament took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. A record 29 nations (not including the Iroquois team, which registered but did not compete because of passport issues) competed at the event,[1] eight more than the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships, which were held in London, Ontario.

From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, the World Lacrosse Championships were sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF). In 2008, the ILF merged with the former governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA), to form the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). From the 2010 World Championships, all future World Championships will be sanctioned by FIL.

This was the third time that the tournament was hosted by Manchester, having hosted the 1978 and 1994 World Championships. The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game on 24 July 2010. Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP.[2]

The events were held at the Armitage Centre, Manchester University’s sports grounds.[3]

Iroquois Controversy

The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was threatened in a dispute over passports. The team sought to travel on their Haudenosaunee passports, but the British government demanded evidence that the United States would allow the Iroquois to travel and return. Even after the United States Department of State gave the team a one-time waiver, the British government denied entry to the team, saying the Iroquois passports were unacceptable.[4]

As a result, the Iroquois would have had to forfeit their opening match against England, with the host team playing Germany in an exhibition match instead.[5] However, FIL decided to move Germany to the Blue Division and the Iroquois to the Plum Division, making the England-Germany match an official one.[6] The Iroquois team did not officially withdraw from the tournament, and would have been allowed to play its remaining games should it have resolved its passport difficulties.[7] However, on 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament.[8] Each of the other three Plum Division teams were given 1–0 forfeit victories over the Iroquois team.

World Lacrosse Festival

For the first time in the history of the World Lacrosse Championships, a FIL World Lacrosse Festival had been sanctioned to run alongside the FIL World Championships.[3]

The Festival ran from Saturday 17 July to Thursday 22 July 2010 and was an open tournament between touring and club teams. It was played at the same venue as the World Championships.[3] 64 elite touring teams are expected to compete in the Festival.[9]

In addition to this, a Community event kicked off the Championships and hosted local Primary, Secondary and Club teams.[9]

Ticketing

Tickets were divided into Stadium tickets, giving access to the main pitch where the blue division matches will be played, and Venue tickets, which only give access to the outer pitches.

For the round robin phase, day tickets cost £22 for the stadium or £11 for the outer pitches.[10] There are also so-called "Final four" tickets for the last four days of the competition, including the semi-finals and final game, costing £99. A standard season ticket for the stadium, covering all blue division games, costs £171.

Tickets are sold through the official website of the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships[11]

Official mascot

A competition was organised, with voters being able to decide on which character the mascot will be. The mascot was a choice of either a British Bulldog or a Rhino.[9][12][13]

The English Lacrosse Association offered a Season Ticket to the Championships for the winner worth $197 and allows entry to watch every game of the tournament including the final.[9][13]

David Shuttleworth, English Lacrosse Association CEO said, "Both these animals would make a great choice of mascot, both represent differing mental and physical attributes of a top lacrosse player. Rhinos have very thick skin and seem impervious to pain; they will crush anything that gets in their path with devastating speed. Bulldogs have long been associated with the British qualities of determination and grit and fighting until the end."[13]

The voting was done through the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships Facebook page which was linked to from the official website of the World Lacrosse Championships.[9][12][13]

After the bulldog won, a second competition was announced to name it. Voters were given a choice between three mascot names, Crash, Manny, and Chester with Chester becoming the final name.[12]

Chester took part in Sport Relief's Manchester Mile event on 21 March 2010 and is expected to compete at the annual Mascot Gold Cup.[14]

Pool play

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

For the pool play phase of the tournament, nations were separated into seven groups according to strength: six groups of four and one group of six (Blue). Due to the increase in participants, three new groups had been created since the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships. Each of the thirty nations were eligible to win the championship. Each group would play a small round robin where each team plays each other team in their group. Then all teams except for the blue group would advance to a second round and are placed in either a top, middle, or lower bracket based on their performance within their group.

Blue division

The Blue Division originally consisted of the top six teams from the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, but Germany was moved into this group to replace the missing Iroquois team. The first and second place teams from the Blue Division advanced to the tournament semifinals. The third and fourth place teams from the Blue had to compete in "play-in games" (essentially quarterfinals) against teams that advanced from the Top Bracket of the lower divisions. The fifth and sixth place teams from the Blue were eliminated from championship contention and instead took part in games to determine their final placement.

Canada's 10-9 win over the United States marked the first time that the American team lost a preliminary round game in any world championship, and only its third loss overall.[15] Both teams ended up advancing to the semifinals.

Japan, Australia, and England all finished 2–3 in the Blue Division and 1–1 in head-to-head matches against each other. Japan and Australia advanced to the play-in games based on goal differential in head-to-head matches.

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to Semifinals
Advanced to Play-In games
Advanced to 5th–8th Place games
Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD Tie
 Canada 5 5 0 86 28 +58
 United States 5 4 1 88 29 +59
 Japan 5 2 3 47 67 −20 +1
 Australia 5 2 3 51 63 −12 0
 England 5 2 3 44 59 −15 −1
 Germany 5 0 5 24 96 −72
15 July 2010
England England12–3 Germany Report
16 July 2010
Canada Canada17–4 Japan Report
United States United States21–5 Australia Report
17 July 2010
Japan Japan15–9 Germany Report
Australia Australia10–8 (OT) England Report
United States United States9–10 Canada Report
18 July 2010
England England13–12 (OT) Japan Report
Germany Germany4–22 United States Report
Canada Canada19–5 Australia Report
19 July 2010
Germany Germany4–23 Canada Report
Australia Australia9–11 Japan Report
United States United States17–5 England Report
20 July 2010
Japan Japan5–19 United States Report
Australia Australia22–4 Germany Report
Canada Canada17–6 England Report

Orange division

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and top two runners-up advanced to the Top Bracket
Four remaining runners-up and top four third-placed teams advanced to the Middle Bracket
Two remaining third-placed teams and last placed teams advanced to the Bottom Bracket
Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Ireland 3 3 0 60 10 +50
 Slovakia 3 2 1 21 33 −12
  Switzerland 3 1 2 15 32 −17
 South Korea 3 0 3 15 38 −23
16 July 2010
Slovakia Slovakia10–4  Switzerland Report
Ireland Republic of Ireland21–3 South Korea Report
17 July 2010
Switzerland Switzerland10–6 South Korea Report
Slovakia Slovakia4–23 Ireland Report
18 July 2010
South Korea South Korea6–7 Slovakia Report
Switzerland Switzerland3–16 Ireland Report

Plum division

Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Spain 3 3 0 28 22 +6
 Hong Kong 3 2 1 25 24 +1
 Norway 3 1 2 17 21 −4
Iroquois Iroquois 3 0 3 0 3 −3
16 July 2010
Iroquois Iroquois0–1 Spain Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong10–8 Norway Report
17 July 2010
Norway Norway8–11 Spain Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong1–0 Iroquois Iroquois Report
18 July 2010
Norway Norway1–0 Iroquois Iroquois Report
Spain Spain16–14 Hong Kong Report

Yellow division

Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Finland 3 3 0 37 18 +19
 Poland 3 2 1 42 19 +23
 Bermuda 3 1 2 18 35 −17
 Denmark 3 0 3 15 40 −25
16 July 2010
Bermuda Bermuda2–16 Poland Report
Finland Finland14–2 Denmark Report
17 July 2010
Poland Poland15–5 Denmark Report
Bermuda Bermuda5–11 Finland Report
18 July 2010
Poland Poland11–12 (OT) Finland Report
Denmark Denmark8–11 Bermuda Report

Red division

Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 47 10 +37
 Sweden 3 2 1 42 14 +28
 Italy 3 1 2 18 36 −18
 Mexico 3 0 3 6 53 −47
16 July 2010
Italy Italy3–17 Czech Republic Report
Sweden Sweden20–2 Mexico Report
17 July 2010
Sweden Sweden16–3 Italy Report
Mexico Mexico1–21 Czech Republic Report
18 July 2010
Mexico Mexico3–12 Italy Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic9–6  Sweden Report

Turquoise division

Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
Scotland Scotland 3 3 0 57 14 +43
 New Zealand 3 2 1 37 26 +11
 Latvia 3 1 2 25 37 −12
 France 3 0 3 11 53 −42
16 July 2010
New Zealand New Zealand18–3 France Report
Scotland Scotland20–4 Latvia Report
17 July 2010
New Zealand New Zealand8–18Scotland Scotland Report
France France6–16 Latvia Report
18 July 2010
France France2–19Scotland Scotland Report
Latvia Latvia5–11 New Zealand Report

Grey division

Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Wales 3 3 0 49 12 +37
 Netherlands 3 2 1 55 18 +37
 Austria 3 1 2 21 41 −20
 Argentina 3 0 3 11 65 −54
16 July 2010
Argentina Argentina5–16 Austria Report
Netherlands Netherlands9–10 Wales Report
17 July 2010
Argentina Argentina3–29 Netherlands Report
Austria Austria0–19 Wales Report
18 July 2010
Wales Wales20–3 Argentina Report
Austria Austria5–17 Netherlands Report

Intermediate Round

Starting on 19 July, all teams except for the Blue Division moved to one of three new brackets: an Upper bracket, a Middle bracket or Lower bracket.

Upper bracket

The Upper bracket included the first-place finishers from each division as well as the top 2 second-place finishers (identified as B1 and B2). These teams were still eligible for the World Championship and could have finished anywhere from 1st to 16th in the tournament. The two survivors of the Upper bracket advanced to "play-in games" against the third and fourth place teams from the Blue Division, while the winners moved on to the semifinals.

Semi-finals Final
19 July – 9:00
  Czech Republic   14  
  Scotland   17  
 
20 July – 14:30
      Scotland   15
    Ireland   9
Third place
19 July – 18:30 20 July – 15:00
  Ireland   12   Czech Republic   8
  Sweden   7     Sweden   15
19 July 2010
Czech Republic Czech Republic14–17 Scotland Report
Ireland Republic of Ireland12–7 Sweden Report
20 July 2010
Scotland Scotland15–9 Ireland Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic8–15 Sweden Report
Semi-finals Final
19 July – 12:30
  Finland   7  
  Wales   9  
 
20 July – 8:30
      Wales   8
    Netherlands   9
Third place
19 July – 14:30 20 July – 9:00
  Netherlands   16   Finland   21
  Spain   1     Spain   4
19 July 2010
Finland Finland 7–9 Wales Report
Netherlands Netherlands16–1 Spain Report
20 July 2010
Wales Wales8–9 (OT) Netherlands Report
Finland Finland21–4 Spain Report

Middle bracket

The middle bracket includes the remaining four second-place finishers (identified as B3, B4, B5, and B6) and the top 4 third-place finishers (identified as C1, C2, C3, and C4). These teams could have finished anywhere from 9th to 24th in the final rankings.

Semi-finals Final
19 July – 11:30
   Switzerland   3  
  New Zealand   11  
 
20 July – 9:30
      New Zealand   16
    Latvia   3
Third place
19 July – 12:00 20 July – 12:30
  Hong Kong   10    Switzerland   11
  Latvia   12     Hong Kong   7
19 July 2010
Switzerland Switzerland3–11 New Zealand Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong10–12 Latvia Report
20 July 2010
New Zealand New Zealand16–3 Latvia Report
Switzerland Switzerland11–7 Hong Kong Report
Semi-finals Final
19 July – 15:00
  Norway   4  
  Slovakia   14  
 
20 July – 18:30
      Slovakia   6
    Poland   11
Third place
19 July – 18:00 20 July – 17:30
  Poland  14   Norway   4
  Bermuda   10     Bermuda   8
19 July 2010
Norway Norway4–14 Slovakia Report
Poland Poland14–10 Bermuda Report
20 July 2010
Slovakia Slovakia6–11 Poland Report
Norway Norway4–8 Bermuda Report

Lower bracket

The lower bracket included the remaining two third-place finishers (identified as C5 and C6) and the fourth-place finishers. These teams could have finished no higher than 17th in the final rankings. Mexico, as loser of this bracket, finished 29th.

Semi-finals Final
19 July – 8:30
  Mexico   9  
  South Korea  10  
 
20 July – 12:00
      South Korea   8
    Austria   13
Third place
19 July – 9:30 20 July – 11:30
  France   4   Mexico   6
  Austria   15     France   10
19 July 2010
Mexico Mexico9–10 South Korea Report
France France4–15 Austria Report
20 July 2010
South Korea South Korea 8–13 Austria Report
Mexico Mexico6–10 France Report
Semi-finals Final
19 July – 15:30
  Denmark    
 Bye    
 
20 July – 18:00
      Denmark   3
    Italy   10
Third place
19 July – 17:30 20 July – 15:30
  Italy   13   Argentina  
  Argentina   9        
19 July 2010
Italy Italy13–9 Argentina Report
20 July 2010
Denmark Denmark3–10 Italy Report

Play-In Round

1st–4th Place Bracket

Winners advanced to semifinals versus top two teams from the Blue Division. Losers competed in the 5th–8th place bracket along with fifth and sixth place teams from the Blue Division.

21 July 2010
Netherlands Netherlands8–14 Japan Report
Scotland Scotland11–20 Australia Report

9th–12th Place Bracket

Winner advanced to the 9th–12th place bracket. Loser competed in the 13th–16th place bracket.

21 July 2010
Poland Poland 7–13 Finland Report

17th–20th Place Bracket

Winner advanced to 17th–20th place bracket. Loser competed in 21st–24th place bracket.

21 July 2010
Italy Italy 7–6  Switzerland Report

Championship Round

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 16:30
  Canada   15  
  Australia   6  
 
24 July – 16:00
      Canada   10
    United States   12
Third place
22 July – 19:30 24 July – 13:00
  United States   20   Australia   16
  Japan   5     Japan   9

Semifinals

22 July 2010 Canada Canada15–6 Australia Report
22 July 2010 United States United States20–5 Japan Report

Bronze medal match

24 July 2010 Australia Australia16–9 Japan Report

Gold medal match

24 July 2010 CanadaCanada10–12 United States Report

Consolation Round

5th–8th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 13:30
  England   23  
  Scotland   9  
 
24 July – 10:00
      England   14
    Germany   9
Third place
22 July – 15:00 23 July – 19:00
  Germany   14   Scotland   11
  Netherlands   1     Netherlands   10
22 July 2010
England England23–9 Scotland Report
Germany Germany14–1 Netherlands Report
23 July 2010
Scotland Scotland11–10 Netherlands Report
24 July 2010
England England14–9 Germany Report

9th–12th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 18:00
  Wales   5  
  Sweden   9  
 
23 July – 16:30
      Sweden   8
    Ireland   15
Third place
22 July – 18:30 23 July – 17:30
  Ireland   17   Wales   10
  Finland   6     Finland   5
22 July 2010
Wales Wales5–9 Sweden Report
Ireland Republic of Ireland17–6 Finland Report
23 July 2010
Wales Wales10–5 Finland Report
Sweden Sweden8–15 Ireland Report

13th–16th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 15:30
  Spain   11  
  Poland   15  
 
23 July – 15:30
      Poland   3
    Czech Republic   21
Third place
22 July – 17:30 23 July – 13:30
  New Zealand   8   Spain   5
  Czech Republic   13     New Zealand   23
22 July 2010
Spain Spain11–15 Poland Report
New Zealand New Zealand8–13 Czech Republic Report
23 July 2010
Spain Spain5–23 New Zealand Report
Poland Poland3–21 Czech Republic Report

17th–20th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 12:30
  Latvia   7  
  Bermuda   8  
 
23 July – 15:30
      Bermuda   7
    Slovakia   12
Third place
22 July – 14:30 23 July – 14:00
  Slovakia   10   Latvia   8
  Italy   4     Italy   13
22 July 2010
Latvia Latvia7–8 Bermuda Report
Slovakia Slovakia10–4 Italy Report
23 July 2010
Latvia Latvia8–13 Italy Report
Bermuda Bermuda7–12 Slovakia Report

21st–24th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 11:30
  Austria   10  
  Norway   4  
 
23 July – 12:30
      Austria   9
    Hong Kong   8
Third place
22 July – 9:30 23 July – 12:00
  Hong Kong   15   Norway   0
   Switzerland   8      Switzerland   2
22 July 2010
Austria Austria10–4 Norway Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong15–8  Switzerland Report
23 July 2010
Norway Norway0–2  Switzerland Report
Austria Austria9–8 Hong Kong Report

25th–28th Place Bracket

Semi-finals Final
22 July – 8:30
  South Korea   16  
  Argentina   5  
 
23 July – 11:30
      South Korea   12
    Denmark   10
Third place
22 July – 9:00 23 July – 10:30
  France   7   Argentina  8
  Denmark   9     France   10
22 July 2010
South Korea South Korea16–5 Argentina Report
France France7–9 Denmark Report
23 July 2010
Argentina Argentina8–10 France Report
South Korea South Korea12–10 Denmark Report

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–1
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Canada 6–1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4–4
4  Japan 3–5
5  England 4–3
6  Germany 1–6
7  Scotland 6–2
8  Netherlands 5–3
9  Ireland 6–1
10  Sweden 4–3
11  Wales 5–2
12  Finland 5–3
13  Czech Republic 5–2
14  Poland 5–3
15  New Zealand 5–2
16  Spain 3–4
17  Slovakia 5–2
18  Bermuda 3–4
19  Italy 5–3
20  Latvia 2–5
21  Austria 5–2
22  Hong Kong 3–4
23   Switzerland 3–5
24  Norway 1–6
25  South Korea 3–4
26  Denmark 1–5
27  France 2–5
28  Argentina 0–6
29  Mexico 0–5
 Iroquois 0–3

See also

References

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